Robolus Sketchbook! 01-17

**t.m0** · September 6th, 2004, 12:21 PM

Outstanding work!!

I especially like the one from berlin... but I think I already told you then.. You can really tell the people from their heads... and the likeness of andrew is amazing!
keep it up

cheers.t

**Ra Havok** · September 6th, 2004, 05:48 PM

When I grow up, I want to be Robolus!

Something that's so great about your sketchbook is the versatility. Not only in medium, but also in style. You master cartoony AND realistic.

Pretty cool you started (or re-started) painting. Can't wait for your paintings when you get better at it! I'm sure they'll be as grand as your drawings.

**endregan** · September 6th, 2004, 07:25 PM

Great stuff man. I am loving your master copies...I would love to see more oils.

You did some street drawing? That is so cool man, I have always wondered how you go about that. They look great

**Karim M.** · September 6th, 2004, 10:15 PM

Ahhh! Was geht denn mit dir? ^^
Serious really really one of the sweetest stuff I've ever seen of you!
These Oil ones are so nice... and so small! ahhh man... damn too good ^^
So ur goin to fullfill ur dream of copying a masterpiece. Nice! Some day I will join you 8)
The portraits are sweet as always.
Must draw... must get better *runs away*

**mentler** · September 6th, 2004, 10:34 PM

Love your approach to the old masters ~ just started a thread in our Artistic Anatomy Forums ~ no post yet ~ hope I find some talented people like you that spend the time with the masters that it takes to learn the craft!

**Robolus** · September 13th, 2004, 01:31 PM

dro1d: Wow, many thanks for your words. Like almost everybody else here I began to draw as a chield. But only Cartoon and Caricatures (and that very sporadic). I started to study the first time anatomy and more realistic stuff 4 years ago.

Dan: Oh Mann, ist doch nicht Dienstag geworden, was solls. Ey, wann zeigst du mir mal wieder neue Sachen?

Ilja: I think that Master Copies are a very good way to study and improve.

Mastercopies are a very traditional way to learn. In past days, Artstudents did concentrate in the first years to do Lifedrawings, Anatomystudies, Castdrawings und Mastercopies. Only AFTER the student could prouve that he could rule the technique, he was allowed to start his first own compositions, drawings and paintings. You can see at the results of the 17. to 19. Century that they weren´t wrong.

According to the motto: Learn first to stand safe, before you try to run!

To all others: MANY THANKS!

New Mastercopies, this time J. C. Leyendecker and Carl Barks.
Oil on wooden plate
J. C. Leyendecker 7 x 10 inch
Carl Barks: 8 x 12 inch

The Colors are a little different because o the Scan, ... but what the hell, here they are:

**roger** · September 13th, 2004, 02:11 PM

great updates Robulus. I'm guessing you sold those last portraits from the previous update to the persons that posed, right?

**AllPayed** · September 13th, 2004, 02:17 PM

hey dude!

finally i found the way to this forum ........

rock' n roll man ....

.... your work is really awesome .....i love you oil copies and studies ......but show some own oil work ....i could swear its better then the copies

but keep it going.....oil is the medium hear me ...oiiiiiiil

so hope to se ya soon again

sag bescheid wenn ne sketch group ansteht ich bin dabei

alpay- i wish i could be drunk forever

**Icey** · September 22nd, 2004, 03:57 AM

hahaha! Love the duck!!

**obid619** · September 22nd, 2004, 04:19 AM

Dudde robulus is da bom fools! i'm glad you updated cuz i still consider one of the best artists i've seen ever since i joined. i really enjoyed your copies. but for some reasons i dunno i dont like using the word copies heh. anyway awesome stuff. some stuff i see a little wierd are the colors, but then again you said it was because of scan. other than that your pic's are defintely of the classic style rather than the modern, more conceptual pics. of course that is not in any way demeaning because it is actually nice to have more artists with more emphasis on form and just the beauty of the human body rather than the flashiness of big guns. well thats all from me bud keep it up. hope to see you in the new workshop in san fran (if you go, anyway).

**Rusty** · September 23rd, 2004, 04:57 AM

such accomplished technique man,your style is quite unmistakeable here,i reckon i could spot your work out if it were placed along side other artists work..
beautiful technique with all mediums man,hope i can get somewhere near this someday..awesome

Jace..

**Deco** · September 27th, 2004, 05:45 AM

I join to all who say that your style is awesome!

The duck is really funny, I like it.

**JadeDragon** · September 27th, 2004, 05:58 AM

Holy MOLY!

Amazing mastercopies, man. Superb technique. And your sketches....some of them remind me of Steve Rude. Dude! You have a very refined style.

Wow....I'm really impressed! Hope to see lots more!

Ciao!~~~JadeDragon

**Groover McNab** · September 27th, 2004, 09:32 AM

Oh maaaaaaan! I haven't been here in a while, and now I'm wondering what the hell is wrong with me!??!?! Great work, such a well defined style. And cool ducktales painting!

Anyhow, I'll be sure to visit here waaaay more often.

**squal** · September 28th, 2004, 10:46 AM

It s very funny,

in life you have theses kind of people who spend all their time say, I m an artist, i m a master, a great artist, I know art, I m , I m I m,blablablabla very boastful, see every people as shit.

and there is people like you Robolus, toooooooo modest, and simple, YOU ARE AN ARTIST, YOU ARE A MASTER, show your work, sketches to any one he ll stay speechless, your work, you art is just amazing, an so diferent, in any kind of art you are a master, believe it or not, it s just the truth, your art talks for you and any thing you d say it d be useless, your drawings are facts, you are an amazing artist, anatomy, characters, real portrait, in funny characters, it s amazing, i m speechles as any one who see your work.

so THANKS, I think any people would be agree with me, THANKS to be so human, so modest, it s good to see a real artist like you be so simple with others people, thanks to show us your drawings, great, amazing artist you ARE, keep that in mind.

and thanks to forgive my english, lol.

THANKS AND TAKE CARE.

**Robolus** · October 9th, 2004, 02:42 PM

roger: Hey roger, no, the single pictures are free for the people I sketch, I get paid for the time by my customer.

Allpayed: Good to see you here my friend! Sketch Group? YES! October is bad, but what´s about a Saturday in November?

Icey, MIKECORRIERO, Deco, JadeDragon, Groover McNab: Maaany thanks!

obid619: Haha! Thanks man! Oh, I would love to see you guys in SF but I can´t come. Sniff! Ah well, next time.

Rusty: Rusty, it is no exaggeration when I say that I find that YOUR work rocks. Your words mean A LOT to me!

squal: Wow, I mean WOW!!! I have the same problem that I can´t really express what I like to say in english. I don´t see myself as an Artist (more like a draftsman). You thank me, but I have to Thank YOU, because your words did make my day!

No-Ref Sketches and Life drawings:

Anatomy studies:

**squal** · October 9th, 2004, 03:44 PM

Robolus

You Inspire A Part Of People
And Disgust The Rest

Thanks.

**brkofdon** · October 9th, 2004, 10:10 PM

your killin it with the rendering skills. the anatomy studies are very very well done (how long did that leg take?)! not much to say..so no crits from me. just keep things up!

*HIGH FIVE*

**mentler** · October 9th, 2004, 10:22 PM

Something has happened here that goes beyond rendering ~ would love to see reference. I am seeing other things emerging all over these images that have a life of their own.

**JadeDragon** · October 10th, 2004, 04:15 AM

Sweeeeet. New Robulus greatness!

I wish you would post more, I greatly admire your talents. These new drawings are superb. I really like that angry viking looking fellow. And that leg muscle structure study was inspirational as well as instructive. Thanks for all the neat things to look through here in this thread.

Well done, Robulus! More more more!

Cheers!~~~JadeDragon

**Hanuka** · October 10th, 2004, 04:56 AM

Outrageous work, Robolus

Mit was für einem Stift sind die Lineworks der 'VierJahreszeiten'-Portraits gearbeitet?

**RAMÓN** · October 10th, 2004, 08:53 AM

Superb update. Love your style.

**Karim M.** · October 10th, 2004, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by Robolus

Allpayed: Good to see you here my friend! Sketch Group? YES! October is bad, but what´s about a Saturday in November?

Make it a Saturday in December and Im in ^^
Anyway lookin so much forward to seeing u again and doing some drawings with u!
Oh and don't buy urself the LotR Artbook

(OK that's a bit obvious hahahaha)

**AllPayed** · October 11th, 2004, 10:42 AM

hey man.....

nice work .......i can't wait to see you again but a workaholik like you is hard to meet

but anyway your studies are great and i'm looking forward for our sketchgroup and then we gonna draw ....we gonna draw like we have done nothing else before....

so take care of yourself and......cheers...

alpay- sick and tired

**Robolus** · October 15th, 2004, 05:23 AM

squal, mentler, Ramón: Many thanks!

brkofdon: Thank you! About 40 min.

Hanuka: Danke Mann! Mit einem PITT Artist Pen B, von Faber Castell.
Kosten ca. 2 Euro.

Jade Dragon: YOU have a Killer-Sketchbook. Thumbs up!

Karim & Allpayed: Next Sketchgroup in Cologne at 11. December. O.K.?

Master-COPY from Harold Speed: